The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-26

The Ponce jury OF the parish OF YER
million met at the courthouse, in the
town Of Abbeyil!e. this 14th day Of No
gomber, 1887, in regular session.
The following members were present:
Messrs. II. Hoftpauir, president, Robt.
Greene, 7. j. Morgan, j. T. BrousSard,
j. A. Leblanc. Absent: Messrs. Fl. II.
Bartels ana ". L. Nanslyke.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and adopted.
4 petition Of +. Deschamps, f. /.
Hall and twenty-ninc other citizens and
taxpayers was read, asking the police
jury to appoint q jury Of trceholders to
lay ont q public road from some point
on the eastern side Of J. =, Gueydan's
pasture to Lake Arthur, aud on motion
Of Mr.. Broussard, it was
Resolved, That the petition be grant
Cd and tie following -c;tisens be ap-
pointed a jury of fEoeho,dcrs to trace
and lay out said road, namely: E. Des-
champs, j. z. GueFdan, L. |. Hail, "a.
8roussard, ?. /. Mouc0n and Fenelon
Broussard. Seconded and adopted.
The petition Of Mr., j. 2. Gueydan
and seventy citizens OF the 9th ward
was read, asking for assistance to hnild
a bridge over the bayou Queue Tortale,
st q point between the land Of PAIL
Trahan and Calvin Campbell, and 90
motion OF Mr.. Leblanc, it Was
Resolved, That the sum Of Five hun
dreG dollars be appropriated 10 assist
IN building said bridge; provided that
said sum is only to be paid on the COM
p!etion Of said bridge, which is to be
built O gooa materials, and to be &C
co7;ted Dy q committee appointed ty
the police jury Of this parish, and after
a public road has been opened aPG the
right of way secured from said bridge
to intersect the public road 10 be laid
out in accordance with the foregoing
resolution, and the III jury Of free
holders appointed by the foregoing
resolution are hereby authorized to
trace out a public road from said
bridge 10 intersect the public road to D.
aid rHt lro.a the eastern iue q !. =.
GGaydau's pasture .v L-Ea Artiur.
Seconded By Morgan "nU adopted.
Repoy. Of Finance Committee Was
read and on motion was received and
ordered spread On the'minutes,
ABBEvILLE, November Il, 1857.
TO the Hon. President and members Of
tine Police jury for the parish Of
VermiIion.
| We, the undersigned members of the
Finance Committee for the parish Of
Vermilion, beg leave to report that we
have examined the stub-book OF J. s.
NupeZ, taX-coileetor, and fnd that ne
has collected from October lst 10 the
3lst inclusive.
On rolls Of 1887 S SOL OIL
To balance due as per last
report a so
S $50 81
Credited BY receipts from
parish Treasurer dated Nov.
2, 1887, as follows:
On rolls Of 1887, schoo, tax
1857 90, com So So $17676
On rolls Of 1887,
courthouse tax $l67 SO
com. So S3 I76 rs
On rolls of 81, parish
tax 1856 Is com. % 81 1872 Il
On rolls Of '57, licen-
ses, $5l % com So rs IS GO
BALANCED hanlsoi
Collector this day 3iS Y 925 q
Respectfully yours,
SOLoaoS WISE,
T. j. MORGAN.
gae report Of the Treasurer va read
and also received and ordered spread
on the minutes.
ABBEvILLE, La, Nov Z, 1887.
To the Hon. President and members Of
the Police Jury, Vernlibon Parish.
The following represents the finance Of
the parish at this date. On the rolls Of
1887 / have on hand *5l8,57. Money
received on this fund since my last re-
port was from a. Fl. Nurez, deputy
collector, on N~o7enber2, 1887, ss4S2.l2.
On the license fund / have on hand
$1,000. Money received or this fund
since nay last report, was on November
2, 1887, from \. Fl. NuueZ, deputy col
lector, 1925. On the surplus fund Of
1886 there remains as cash $94. 81.
Money received on this fund since NY
last report was as follows: October 10,
1887, from unbranded stock, CleoTner
Brouss&rd, $3.50. October %, 1887,
from ". ". Edwards, Judgment against
j. S. Nunez. October 26, 1887, from
". ". Edwards, for violating bridge
ordinance 500, October 20, 1857,
from Felix Broussard for unbranded
stock, $500. On the courthouse fund
| have IS cash $2902.GO. Money re-
ceiged III this fund since my las5report
is as follows; October %, 1887, From
W " Edr-arln &C i.llu.an,. a:-n;rc.